HSSSSSS~
Steam exploded everywhere as fire t frost.
In seconds, the flas around them began freezing and collapsing into brittle black charcoal.
Ross’s eyes widened.
"...What?"
He brought mbers of black furnace here to fight only West... he had no idea that another awakener was present.
"Another one?!" one of the gang mbers shouted.
anwhile Nina moved quickly activation her branch.
A faint glow surrounded her hands as she began drawing garnts out of thin air.
Specialized clothing designed to resist heat appeared in place and she handed them to nearby people.
"Put these on!"
"Hurry!"
Teachers and parents scrambled to help distribute them as quickly as possible.
But Ross wasn’t paying attention to them because West proceeded to call on his summons.
A burst of energy erupted around him as three summoning circles flared open behind him.
From the first, Gor’thala materialized with her massive staff that slowly transford into a brutal greatsword.
From the second circle, a serpentine body slithered out and from the third was a knight clad in radiant armor.
Aurethia glowing yellow saber let out a loud ting as she raised it high.
The surroundings imdiately fell silent as so of the Black Furnace mbers stared in disbelief even though they were already briefed about the situation.
"...Three summons...? Ross wasn’t kidding..." soone whispered.
West turned slightly.
"Aurethia."
"Yes, Master."
"Protect my father and Aria."
"Get them out safely."
She nodded once.
"As you command."
She imdiately moved toward them while Ross’s eyes snapped toward Aria.
"GET HER!"
Several gang mbers rushed forward but West stepped in their path.
"Not happening."
Around him, the rest of the Black Furnace gang activated their branches.
Despite the numbers, they were all Tier 1 awakeners... including Ross.
But these were experienced fighters who had spent years developing their powers so they were on another level compared to new Tier 1 awakeners.
Still, West didn’t hesitate...
"Let’s begin."
He launched forward as the four awakeners attacked him at once.
Two possessed bloodline abilities, triggering energy blasts and sonic waves as their branches were activated...
The other two triggered transformation branches and their arms morphed into monstrous claws and hardened armor.
The first attacker swung a clawed arm toward West’s head.
West ducked beneath it and slamd his fist into the man’s ribs.
CRACK
The man flew backward while the second attacker lunged with inhuman speed.
West twisted sideways and kicked him in the knee.
The joint snapped and the man collapsed screaming.
But the other two were already attacking.
One slamd a blood-empowered punch into West’s shoulder.
Another claw raked across his side causing West to slide backward slightly—
West locked onto them with a cold gaze as he spoke.
"Is that it?"
Behind him, chaos erupted as Gor’thala swung her massive sword like a hurricane.
Two gang mbers were launched through the air instantly with long gashes all over their bleeding bodies.
Seraphyra exhaled a cloud of poisonous mist that sent three attackers stumbling back, coughing violently.
Her eyes glowed dangerously and the mont one man t her gaze, his body instantly stiffened, turning into stone.
anwhile Jax suppprted from behind, stood behind... Frost spread across the ground, freezing the feet of several gang mbers in place.
"Now!" Jax shouted.
Gor’thala imdiately brought her blade down.
BOOM
Another attacker instantly had their right arm cleaved off which spun repeatedly across the air, crashing into another gang mber.
"Kiaarrrhhhh!"
The summons were practically untouchable as they rained havoc...
But Ross ignored the fight entirely.
His eyes were fixed on Aria as Aurethia escorted her toward the exit.
"You’re not getting away!"
He launched forward through the battlefield with flas blazing around his body, targeting her.
And if Ross reached her, things would get very ugly very quickly...
Because even if West didn’t care about others... he couldn’t deny that he cared about her.
Ross rage had completely overtaken any sense of strategy. The humiliation he had endured, the way she had left him, the way West had mocked him... it all burned inside his chest like molten iron.
All he wanted to do now was grab Aria and rape her brutally before West...
He rushed through the chaos of the battlefield with flas roaring around his body while ahead of him, Aurethia Sol’Vael escorted Aria and Mark toward the broken section of wall.
Ross stretched his hand forward.
"YOU’RE NOT GETTING AWAY—"
His fingers were inches from touching Aria’s shoulder when a thin golden line flashed through the air...
It was so fast that no one present actually saw the movent.
For a fraction of a second, the world seed frozen.
Ross blinked as he watched his hand fall and hit the ground with a dull thud.
A mont later, blood sprayed into the air.
Ross stared blankly at the stump where his wrist used to be as his brain struggled to process what had happened.
Then the pain hit.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
He dropped to one knee, clutching the severed limb in horror as blood poured through his fingers.
Around him, several Black Furnace gang mbers froze.
"...What the hell?!"
They looked toward Aurethia who was standing in the exact sa place she had been a mont earlier.
Her glowing saber still tinged faintly but nobody had seen her move.
It had happened too quickly.
Ross scread again in rage and agony as two nearby gang mbers rushed to his side.
"Ross!"
"Your hand—!"
But Aurethia didn’t even spare them a glance.
Her priority had already been given.
She turned and continued escorting Aria and Mark toward safety.
Anyone who tried to intercept them hesitated because the mory of that golden flash was still fresh.
Within seconds, the three of them disappeared through the destroyed wall and out of the auditorium.
Not a single gang mber had managed to touch them.
But the battle inside the auditorium didn’t stop... at the center of it all, West was still fighting.
Originally, four awakeners had surrounded him but now, only three remained.
Which ant one of them had already been taken down.
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